Movie based on a true story happened in Massachusetts on a cruise Glancester of Andrea Gail fishing boat, which crossed a horrific storm. In fall 1991, Captain Billy Tyne (George Clooney) and 5 partner Bobby Shatford (Mark Wahlberg), Dale Murphy (John C. Reilly), Mike Moran (John Hawkes), David Sullivan (William Fichtner) and Alfred Pierre (Allen Payne) continued to sail after long days in the sea.